As apprenticeship growth continues, we are looking to expand our team. Are you driven to succeed? We are looking for candidates to join our successful business development department.

About the Post

You will plan and prioritise personal sales activities and client contact to achieve agreed revenue targets whist maintaining and developing existing and new customers through appropriate propositions to optimise quality of service, business growth and customer satisfaction. Within this role your main responsibilities will include identifying, managing and delivering successful and profitable opportunities across a diverse range of income streams, developing sector specific sales and marketing plans for apprenticeship recruitment and establishing close working relationships with academic divisions. You will also be expected to liaise closely with colleagues to ensure that accurate course information is communicated to employers and students, develop written and verbal proposals and pitch these to employers.

About You

Do you have experience within a sales and marketing/business development role? We are looking for someone who is self driven and has excellent people and relationship skills. Knowledge of apprenticeships will be advantageous, however full training of the role will be provided. Due to the business need a full UK driving licence is essential.

About Us

The College is committed to the protection of young people and vulnerable adults and to Safeguarding and Prevent and promoting the welfare of learners and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are proudly accredited to the Disability Confident Employer award, part of this means a commitment to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.

Employment benefits include a total of 30 days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays and College closure days over the Christmas period, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, free on-site parking, Staff Development programme and a variety of in-house benefits such as gyms, coffee shop, restaurants and high-street discounts using Perkbox.

The closing date for this role is midday on Wednesday 19 February 2020

Closing date

Adverts normally close at midday on the closing date, however vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Interviews

Candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted by Wiltshire College & University Centre HR Department. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we will not be able to provide feedback for candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.

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Safeguarding Statement:

Wiltshire College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.